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Students’ Union presidential debate: Drinking Game
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1) When any of the candidates say finance or efficiency, drink! 2) When Sam admits that he should have done more research, drink! 3) When Justin deflects or does not answer a question, drink! 4) When Chandler challenges the question he was asked, drink! 5) When the moderator Allison asks the candidates to address each…
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Interactive video: meet your 2014-15 WLUSU presidential candidates
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Welcome to The Cord’s interactive WLUSU presidential candidate video. Click on the links below the video to meet each candidate and hear what they have to say on some of the main issues surrounding this year’s election. Each candidate only had one 30 second take to respond to each catgeory. You need Flash player 8+…
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LIVE BLOG: Students’ Union presidential debate
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WLUSU Board of Directors candidates
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Rochelle Adamiak My name is Rochelle Adamiak and I have always been highly involved with the school; an executive on both BACCHUS and the UA, a co-ordinator in Student Publications and VP of LAS. As a result I understand Laurier is made up of diversified individuals, my goal is to represent these individuals on a…
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Funding cuts reveal impact deficit has on students
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Due to the potential budget cuts that could impact the faculty of arts, as a result of Laurier’s projected $12.3 million deficit at the end of 2015, departments are beginning to show signs of strain. The faculty of arts has cut funding for the French Language Assistants Program. The program consists of two positions filled…
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Superficiality of elections should not inform the vote
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As candidates enter the second week of campaigning, students are being increasingly exposed to platforms, issues, personalities and marketing techniques, all in hopes of gaining votes. With over two-dozen candidates running for a variety of positions, including the president and CEO of the Students’ Union, the sheer number of posters alone can be overwhelming. Differentiating…
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Election Watch 2014: Chris and Bem grade the candidates’ platforms
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*Disclaimer: The thoughts and opinions of Chris Walker and Bem Debebe do not reflect the opinions of The Cord’s editor-in-chief, staff and publisher. Simply said — this is not The Cord’s endorsement. * Clarity – To delve deeper into the heading of clarity, we at Election Watch were looking for platforms that not only had…
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And the Oscar goes to…
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Best Picture: Who was nominated: American Hustle Nebraska Captain Phillips Philomena Dallas Buyers Club 12 Years a Slave Gravity The Wolf of Wall Street Her Our version: American Hustle Inside Llewyn Davis Saving Mr. Banks Dallas Buyers Club 12 Years a Slave Gravity The Wolf of Wall Street Her Blue Jasmine 2013 was a great…
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Students’ Union executive structure gets reworked
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In order to better operationalize changes made during the 2011-2012 academic year to move toward a multi-campus governance structure, the Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union announced a restructuring plan for the student executive last week. Changes will be made over a two-year period and have been incorporated into the strategic plan until a period of…
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The art of beginners yoga
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Upon hearing the word “yoga”, I instantly imagined a group of individuals posing in ways I never thought people could do. Whenever I think of yoga, I would always correlate it to one’s flexibility. During my first yoga class, I was already dreaming about the numerous poses I’d be able to do and how my…
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